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happening

英 ['hæp(ə)nɪŋ] 美['hæpənɪŋ]

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近义词thing development episode occasion adventure event affair on phenomenon performance current incident occurrence

n. 事件；意外发生的事
v. 发生；碰巧（happen的ing形式）

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词态变化

复数: happenings;

英文词源

happening (n.): mid-15c., "chance, luck," verbal noun from happen (v.); meaning "an occurrence" is 1550s. Sense of "spontaneous event or display" is from 1959 in the argot of artists. Happenings "events" was noted by Fowler as a vogue word from c. 1905.
happening (adj.): 1520s, "occurring," present participle adjective from happen (v.).

双语例句

1. Quite a few people were milling about, but nothing was happening.: 有不少人在附近转来转去，可是什么事情也没有发生。

2. This is happening in every school throughout the country.: 全国各地每所学校都在发生这样的事情。

3. So what is really happening as the information bandwagon starts to roll?: 当信息大潮滚滚而来的时候究竟发生了些什么呢？

4. "God knows what's happening in that madman's mind," she muttered.: 她咕哝着：“天知道那个疯子在想什么。”

5. Things were happening too quickly and Brian was confused.: 事情发生得太快，把布赖恩给弄糊涂了。